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UniS University of Surrey     Institute of Social Research

VISITING INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP in social research methods

The Institute of Social Research at the University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom, has established a Visiting International Fellowship to foster the development of sociological research methods. One Fellowship will be awarded by competition each year.

The awards are open to those who would value the opportunity to advance methodological understanding, for example by reflecting on methods used in previous empirical research, by validating existing or new methodological procedures, or by reviewing and synthesizing methodological approaches. 'Methods' may be interpreted widely, to include, for example, statistical techniques and conversation and discourse analysis.

An honorarium of £2,000 will be paid (it is expected that award-holders will normally be on paid leave of absence from their employment). Award holders will be expected to pay their own travel costs to Guildford and their accommodation and subsistence for the duration of their award, which should be for one or more visits with a duration of at least one month in total. Visiting International Fellows will become honorary Research Fellows of the University and be entitled to use the University Library and make use of University facilities. The holder is usually permanently resident outside the United Kingdom.

The Institute of Social Research of the Department of Sociology at Surrey provides research expertise and research methods for the application of social research to contemporary society. It promotes high methodological standards and new developments in methodology for the social science research community. ISR is the home of CAQDAS, the ESRC supported centre for Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software, is well known for its work on the secondary analysis of large data sets, for discourse and conversation analysis, for work on online research methods, has an interest in CAPI documentation issues and is linked to CASS, the ESRC Centre for Applied Social Surveys. Other methodological specialisms include the computer simulation of social phenomena and cross-national comparison.

Applications should be sent to Kathy Lilley, Administrator, Institute of Social Research, Department of Sociology, University of Surrey Guildford, GU2 7XH, UK
Tel:   +44(0)1483 259460
Fax:  +44 (0) 1483 259551
Email: [log in to unmask]

Applications must be received by 30th September 2000 for visits during the calendar year 2001. Applications should describe in no more than 500 words the activity to be carried out during the Fellowship and should be accompanied by a brief curriculum vitae and the names, postal address, telephone number, fax number and e-mail address of two referees. Applicants may find it helpful to contact the Institute to discuss their application before submitting it. Collaborative research with members of the Institute is especially welcome.

More information about the International Fellowship, the Institute of Social Research and the Department of Sociology at the University of Surrey is available on our www site

http//www.soc.surrev.ac.uk/

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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL RESEARCH
Department of Sociology
University of Surrey
Guildford,
Surrey GU2 5XH, UK

Joint Directors: Professor Nigel Fielding and Professor Roger Tarling

                  Associate Director Professor Martin BulmerInstitute Administrator: Ms Kathy Lilley

Tel+44 (0)1483 259460  Fax + 44 (0)1483 259551   email:   [log in to unmask]

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